Carbon Ion Radiotherapy: Clinical Experiences at National Institute of Radiological Science (NIRS)

Okada, Tohru; Kamada, Tadashi; Tsuji, Hiroshi; Mizoe, Jun-etsu; Baba, Masayuki; Kato, Shingo; Yamada, Shigeru; Sugahara, Shinji; Yasuda, Shigeo; Yamamoto, Naoyoshi; Imai, Reiko; Hasegawa, Azusa; Imada, Hiroshi; Kiyohara, Hiroki; Jingu, K; Shinoto, Makoto; Tsujii, Hirohiko

doi:10.1269/jrr.10016

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Carbon Ion Radiotherapy: Clinical Experiences at National Institute of Radiological Science (NIRS)

Published in Journal of Radiation Research • Jan 1, 2010

Authors:

Tohru Okada

Tadashi Kamada

Hiroshi Tsuji

Abstract

In June 1994, the world's first clinical center offering carbon ion radiotherapy opened at the National Institute of Radiological Science (NIRS), Japan. Among several types of ion species, carbon ions were chosen for cancer therapy because they were judged to have the most optimal properties in term...

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Carbon Ion Radiotherapy

Radiation therapy

Medicine

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